A Montreal Man, 21, Pleads Guilty to Criminal Harassment Instead of the Extortion Charge He Originally Faced at the Alma Courthouse, and the Crown and the Defence Jointly Propose Eight Months to Be Served in the Community and 18 Months of Probation (November 5, 2026)
A Montreal man, 21, pleaded guilty to criminal harassment before Judge Michel Boudreault of the Cour du Québec at the Alma courthouse, Le Nouvelliste reported on November 5. He was originally charged with extortion. The Crown and the defence jointly proposed eight months to be served in the community followed by 18 months of probation. Le Nouvelliste describes him as another accused to plead guilty in the case, after a co-accused who received 12 months in the community.
Legal status: Pleaded guilty to criminal harassment; originally charged with extortion. Joint sentencing proposal of eight months in the community followed by 18 months of probation, according to Le Nouvelliste.
What Le Nouvelliste Reports Happened
Le Nouvelliste reports that four Montreal men travelled to the Lac-Saint-Jean region to meet a person it describes as close to the drug milieu (“près du milieu des stupéfiants”). They told a man they wanted information on drug sales and would like some names to bring back to leaders (“dirigeants”), the report says. Their plans then changed, and they drove him around the lake against his wishes. At a gas station, the man asked an employee to call police because he feared for his safety.
Le Nouvelliste says the case follows the “guerre des redevances” in the Lac-Saint-Jean region.
Where the Other Cases Stand
One co-accused received 12 months in the community, according to Le Nouvelliste. The case of a second co-accused returns to court on February 17, and the case of a third could be resolved on November 11, the report says.
What Le Nouvelliste reports
- The plea: guilty to criminal harassment, heard Wednesday before Judge Michel Boudreault at the Alma courthouse
- The original charge: extortion
- The proposal: a joint Crown and defence proposal of eight months to be served in the community, then 18 months of probation
- The co-accused: one received 12 months in the community; a second returns to court on February 17; a third’s case could be resolved on November 11
- The man driven around the lake: he asked a gas station employee to call police because he feared for his safety
Timeline
- Earlier in the caseA co-accused receives 12 months in the community, according to Le Nouvelliste.
- Wednesday, November 4, 2026A Montreal man, 21, appears before Judge Michel Boudreault at the Alma courthouse and pleads guilty to criminal harassment; the Crown and the defence jointly propose eight months in the community and 18 months of probation.
- November 5, 2026, 9:58 a.m.Le Nouvelliste publishes the report.
- November 11The case of a third co-accused could be resolved, Le Nouvelliste reports.
- February 17The case of a second co-accused returns to court.
Judge Michel Boudreault heard the plea
Joined the defence in proposing the sentence
Related Files
Sources
- Le Nouvelliste, “Guerre des redevances, un autre accusé plaide coupable,” November 5, 2026, 9:58 a.m., bylined Stéphane Bégin, Le Quotidien — for the plea, the joint proposal and the case background — lenouvelliste.ca
The two co-accused whose cases remain before the court are presumed innocent and their cases have not been decided. The events described are as reported by Le Nouvelliste. No gang or criminal organization has been named in connection with this case.
